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Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST 1592 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Nov 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Sir Shaw

Children(s): Joseph Shaw

Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST was born in 1592 in Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best and Grace Boithes. Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST married Sir Abraham Shaw, and had children including Joseph Abraham Shaw. Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony.

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Biography

  • Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST was born in 1592 in Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best and Grace Boithes.
  • Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST married Sir Abraham Shaw, and had children including Joseph Abraham Shaw.
  • Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Best
1553 – 1628
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, England
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Grace Boithes
1557 – 1628
Birth Location: Halifax,yorkshire
GB

Spouses(s)

Sir Shaw
1594 – 1638
Birth Location: Yo
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Children(s)

Joseph Shaw
1618 – 1653
Birth Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
JS

Lady BEST's Ancestors

Self
Lady BEST
1592 – 1638
Birth Place: Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1553 – 1628
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, England
Grace Boithes
1557 – 1628
Halifax,yorkshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady BEST's Descendants

1.
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Lady (ELIZABETH BRIDGET) BEST (9 Apr 1592 – Nov 1638) m. Sir (Abraham) Shaw (1594 – Nov 1638)
  1. 1. Joseph (Abraham) Shaw (14 Mar 1618 – 13 Dec 1653) m. Mary Souther (1622 – 7 January 1693)
    1. 1. Fearnot Shaw (1650 – 5 Apr 1698) m. Bethia Leager (1650-1659 – 1696/1697)
      1. 1. Bethia Shaw (1690-1699 – 1780) m. Nehemiah Haward (10 Jul 1670 – 1756)
        1. 1. Eunice Hayward (1717 – 23 Jun 1788) m. David McIntire (1713 – 16 Aug 1792)

Lady BEST's Timeline

6 Records

1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST in Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1592
9 Apr 1592
Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST was baptized in Halifax,York,England
Halifax,York,England
1616
24 Jun 1616
Age 24
Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST was married in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England,
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England,
1638
10 Oct 1638
Age 46
Death of Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1638
Nov 1638
Age 46
Death of Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony
1649
1649
Age 57
Death of Lady ELIZABETH BRIDGET BEST in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Holdsworh, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax,York,England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1616
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England,

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England ancestry of Dana Converse Backus
    [2] Paine ancestry : the family of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence, including maternal lines
    [3] Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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